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ji̅n = ji + (e)n1: catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

Mnemonic

Mnemonic symbol: barbells with 500g on each side.

Joan of Arc (ji) is lifting barbells (斤) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Before each set she eats all the bananas from a banana tree (⺁) for the magnesium, and after each set she eats a T-bone steak (丅) for the protein.

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斤 character breakdown

old variant of 下[xia4]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 斤 as component

abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1] or Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1] / surname Xin
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new / newly / meso- (chemistry)
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(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
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to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
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to blame / to reprove / to reprimand / to expel / to oust / to reconnoiter / (of territory) to expand / saline marsh
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to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly
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to behead (as form of capital punishment) / to chop
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to separate / to divide / to analyze
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Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Si1 luo4 fa2 ke4]
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Words with 斤

kilogram (kg)
to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs
jack (for lifting weight)
not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
weight / (fig.) importance
variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

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